Benjamin Moore (bishop)
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The Right Reverend Benjamin Moore |
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| Acting President of Columbia University | |
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In office 1775–1784 |
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| Preceded by | Myles Cooper (president) |
| Succeeded by | George Clinton (acting) |
| 5th President of Columbia University | |
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In office 1801–1810 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Henry Wharton |
| Succeeded by | William Harris |
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October 5, 1748 Newtown, New York |
| Died | February 27, 1816 (aged 67) Greenwich Village, New York |
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Benjamin Moore (October 5, 1748 – February 27, 1816) was the second Episcopal bishop of New York. He is now chiefly remembered for having given Holy Communion to Alexander Hamilton on his deathbed.
Moore was born in Newtown, New York, in 1748, the son of Samuel Moore and Sarah (Fish) Moore. He was the great-grandson of John Moore, the first Independent minister allowed in New England. He attended King's College (now Columbia University), graduating in 1768 with a degree of A.B.. Moore returned to King's College for a master's degree in 1771. He traveled to England and was ordained deacon in the Anglican Church by Bishop Richard Terrick in Fulham Palace on June 24, 1774. He was advanced to the priesthood the next day.
On returning to America in 1775, Moore was made assistant rector at Trinity Church in New York City, located in lower Manhattan, the developed area of the city at the time. In 1779, he married Charity Clarke, daughter of English officer Major Thomas Clarke, who had stayed in the colony after his service in the French and Indian War, by which the English defeated the French. Clarke had a large country estate known as Chelsea, named after the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a retirement home for soldiers in London, England. The estate was located in what is now Chelsea, Manhattan. The Moores had one child together, Clement Clarke Moore.
While at Trinity Church, Moore was awarded a degree of doctor of sacred theology from Columbia College in 1789, after the American Revolutionary War. By that time, some Loyalists associated with the college had left for Canada.
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